Texas tornado near Fort Worth; South direction prepares for storms
- Cities like Dallas, Houston and Austin were all in Monday’s high-risk areas.
- “Make sure you have a safe location to go to if a warning is issued for your area.”
- Flash flooding is also a concern in many of the same locations facing the threat of severe storms.
Forecasters warn of dangerous storms for parts of the southern US over the next three days and all forms of severe weather possible, including tornadoes – one of several. that fell in Texas.
The threat began late Monday and through Monday night, mainly in east Texas, where cities like Dallas, Houston and Austin are all in the highest-risk areas, Storm Forecast Center speak. In total, about 15 million people live where Monday’s major storms are most likely.
A tornado hit around 3:41 p.m. Monday in Jacksboro, Texas, a city of about 5,000 people northwest of Fort Worth, According to Accuweather. The tornado damaged mobile homes and trees near the city, The National Weather Service saidand NBC 5 reported Jacksboro High School and the city’s animal sanctuary were both damaged.
Many freeways in Jack County were closed due to fallen trees and debris. Fort Worth County Texas Department of Transportation tweeted.
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A tornado watch has been issued for areas of central and eastern Texas through 10 p.m. CDT, meaning weather conditions are ripe for more tornadoes to form.
“This is a volatile weather pattern, and we’ve seen these types of storm systems in the past produce severe weather and floods that are damaging, dangerous, and impactful.” AccuWeather Chief meteorologist Jonathan Porter said.
A strong stream of thunderstorms headed east Monday afternoon toward the I-35 corridor that runs between San Antonio and Austin, The National Weather Service tweeted.
Forecasters say the instability could produce powerful and long-lived tornadoes, some of which can strike under cover of darkness.
The National Weather Service in Houston says that “today and tonight is still the time to stay up to date with the latest forecasts and make sure you have multiple ways to receive weather alerts. Evaluate your severe weather plan and make sure that you have a safe location to go to if an alert is issued for your area.”
Flash flooding is also a concern in many similar locations facing the threat of severe storms, Weather.com speak.
On Tuesday, the highest-risk area shifted eastward into Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, where Storm Forecast Center warned that “significant and damaging tornadoes are possible”. Cities like New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Jackson, Mississippi, are all in the highest-risk areas.
According to Weather.com, the threat of severe storms will linger through the morning and into the night, and heavy rain and flooding could also make landfall in the southern Ohio Valley.
The last day of this extreme weather outbreak will be Wednesday. States located in the highest-risk areas include much of the Carolinas, Georgia, and northern Florida. Strong winds, heavy hail and some tornadoes could hit these areas, Weather.com said.